Mills Prairie
Mills Prairie is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Red Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lexington, a ghost town 6.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 28 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
human settlement in Edwards County, Illinois, United States of America
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
58 named places within 25 miles
- Public Square: 9.9 mi
- Birkbeck Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 10.0 mi
- Big Creek Woods Memorial Nature Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Elliott Street Historic District: 16.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Rutgers Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Hanging Rock: 12.5 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 12.7 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Oil Derrick: 17.2 mi
- Angel of Hope Children's Memorial Garden: 17.7 mi
- War Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Lincoln Monument: 22.6 mi
- Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument: 24.1 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 13.1 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 16.7 mi
- Carnegie Museum: 16.8 mi
- Lyles Station Historic School & Museum: 19.2 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- Lexington: 6.1 mi
- Piankashawtown: 8.4 mi
- Wanborough: 10.9 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 9.7 mi
- Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 23.8 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 12.9 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 18.8 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mills Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | NNE 24° | 193 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 110° | 176 m | 23.5 mi |
| Boyd Hill | SSW 210° | 175 m | 23.8 mi |
| Onion Hill | NNW 333° | 171 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | ESE 121° | 140 m | 19.9 mi |
| Turkey Ridge | W 261° | 122 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:40 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albion, 10 mi away.
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